Masonry Magazine April 1987 Page. 3

Words: Richard Felice, C. Dewitt Brown, Eugene George, Rennie Tejeda, Donald Grant, Mack Pettit, George Miller, Robert Tubesing, Jerry Vernon, Kenneth Thompson, Anthony Zotollo, Stan Misunas, L.C. Pardue, Richard Matthews, Robert Hatch, Edgar III
Masonry Magazine April 1987 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine April 1987 Page. 3
masonry
The MAGAZINE FOR THE MASONRY INDUSTRY
Official Publication of:
Mason Contractors Association of America
Canadian Masonry Contractors Association

Publisher
George A. Miller
Editor
Stan Misunas

MASON CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA
1986-1988 Officers
President
C. DeWitt Brown, Jr.
Vice President
Robert H. Hatch
Secretary
Richard Felice
Treasurer
Richard C. Matthews
Regional Vice Presidents
Anthony Zotollo
Mack H. Pettit
Edgar Boettcher III
Robert C. Tubesing
Donald C. Grant
Jerry Vernon
Kenneth P. Thompson
Rennie Tejeda
L. C. Pardue, Jr.
Eugene George
Executive Vice President
George A. Miller
Legal Counsel
Peer Pedersen
George Plumb
(Pedersen & Houpt)
Insurance Consultant
Walter T. Derk
Richard J. Lietz
(Fred S. James & Co.)
Executive Office
17W601-14th St.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(312) 620-6767

Postmaster
Second Class postage paid at Oak brook Terrace Villa Park, IL 60181, and additional mailing offices. Send address changes to: Masonry. 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.

Cover: Woodlands Plaza IV, St. Louis, Missouri, winner of the Award of Merit in a competition sponsored by the Masonry Institute of St. Louis in cooperation with the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Chiodini Associates were the architects with Fred L. Davis Co. the mason contractor.

Editorial Policy
Masonry is the official publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association (CMCA). The magazine acts as a sounding board without approving, disapproving, or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim, or opinion appearing under a byline, or obtained or quoted from an acknowledged source. The opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the official views of MCAA or CMCA Also, the appearance of advertisements and new product information does not constitute an endorsement by MCAA or CMCA of products featured.

Subscription Rates &
Contact Information
Masonry (ISSN 0025-4681) is published 6 times annually (January/ February, March/April, May/June, July August, September October, November December). Subscription rate: $6.50 per year: Canada $7.50 U.S. Currency. Copyright 1987, Mason Contractors Association of America. Send subscriptions, advertising, editorial and business matter to: Masonry. 17W601-14th St. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. (312) 620-6767

MARCH/APRIL 1987
Vol. 2
No. 2

Features
7 '87 MCAA Conference Report

8 Pre-Conference Seminars

11 Lead Man Awards

13 Masonry Showcase

19 Subcontracts: Trouble for the Unwary

31 NLRB Awards Forklift Operation to Laborers Instead of Engineers

35 The Construction Insurance Market in 1987

Departments
23 Mason Contractor News & News of the Industry

27 Washington Wire

39 Coming Events

44 Product Profit Makers
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